WASHINGTON — “Hope is on the horizon, and help is on the way,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said during a Rose Garden event on Friday celebrating the signing into law of the American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief measure that now stands as a major early accomplishment of the Biden administration.
The unambiguous message delivered by Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at Friday’s event was: Government is a force for good. In making that point, the Democratic leaders were not only touting their own achievements but trying to restore trust, which has been dropping steadily for years.
“It’s critical to demonstrate